CITIC Securities [6030.HK; CH]

CITIC Securities [6030.HK; 600030.CH] CITIC Securities (CITICS) reported a net profit of RMB2.9bn in Q2 2018, up 10%. The major lines of business still managed to achieve single-digit revenue growth, which is a decent performance, given the challenging environment during the quarter. However, we lower our 2018E/2019E EPS by 12.4%/12.3% to reflect more conservative assumptions for the brokerage and the margin balancing businesses, based on the latest market conditions. We cut our target price from HK$22 to HK$17.20 (1.15x 2018E PBR (previous: 1.4x 2018E PBR), based on the Gordon Growth Model; beta at 1.3, cost of equity at 9.4%, medium-term ROE at 9.8% (previous: 10.4%)). We maintain our BUY rating on CITIC Securities-H (CITICS-H). Although the share price performance may remain unexciting in the near term because of weak market sentiment, the current PBR of 0.96x, which is lower than the historical average by 1.46 standard deviation, reflects very low market expectations. As a market leader, CITICS-H may look attractive for investors with a longer investment horizon. We also cut our target price for CITICS-A (600030.CH) from RMB21.30 to RMB17.90, based on a 20% premium for CITICS-H (3-year average). We have a HOLD rating on CITICS-A. Investment Highlights Delivered single-digit revenue growth in major lines of business in a challenging Q2. CITICS reported a net profit of RMB2.9bn in Q2 2018, up 10%. Revenue for brokerage, investment banking and asset management increased 2%/9%/6% during the quarter, which is a solid performance, given the volatile market environment, especially in June. In terms of investment gains (including fair value adjustment), the figure grew from RMB2.23bn in Q2 2017 to RMB2.56bn in Q2 2018. Decent Q2 results amid a challenging environment Market share gain in its brokerage business. CITICS brokerage business market share (stock and fund trading) fell from 5.8% in 2016 to 5.6% in 2017, according to data from WIND. It is encouraging to see that its market share rebounded to about 6% in 1H2018. We believe a higher portion of trading from institutional investors helped CITICS gain market share in the brokerage business. Earnings forecasts lowered due to unfavourable market conditions. We revise down our 2018E/2019E average daily turnover (ADT) forecasts for the A-share market from RMB500bn/ RMB530bn to RMB420bn/RMB430bn due to weak trading volume in Q2. We also lower our end-2018e/end-2019e margin financing balance of CITICS from RMB80bn/88bn to RMB71bn/ RMB81bn, since weak market sentiment affected demand for margin financing. Therefore, we cut our 2018E/2019E EPS by 12.4%/12.3%. Undemanding valuation for a market leader. CITICS-H is trading at 0.96x 2018E PBR, which is at the low end of the historical trading range and lower than the historical average by 1.46 standard deviation. Since CITICS s market leadership remains intact, the current valuation may look attractive for investors with a longer investment horizon. Y/E Dec 31 2015 2016 2017 2018E 2019E Turnover (RMB m) 69,384 45,273 48,185 50,372 55,207 Recurring net profit (RMB m) 19,798 10,363 11,433 11,994 13,499 Adjusted Net margin (%) 39 33 35 36 37 Recurring EPS (RMB) 1.63 0.86 0.94 0.99 1.11 % Change 86 (48) 10 5 13 PER (x) 7.3 14.6 12.9 12.6 11.2 PBR (x) 1.03 1.06 0.98 0.96 0.91 ROAA (%) 3.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 ROAE (%) 16.6 7.4 7.8 7.8 8.4 Sources: Company, CGIS Research BUY (H-share)/HOLD (A-share) Close: HK$14.36 (Aug 23, 2018) Target Price (H): HK$17.20 (+19.6%) Target Price (A): RMB17.90 (+9.9%) Price Performance (HK$) 25 20 15 10 5 Market Cap US$27,474m Shares Outstanding 12,117m Auditor China Securities Sector Ernst & Young Free Float 82.4% 52W range 3M average daily T/O Major Shareholding Sources: Company, Bloomberg HK$13.82-22.95 US$31.5m CITIC Limited (16.5%) Wong Chi Man Head of Research (852) 3698-6317 cmwong@chinastock.com.hk Mark Lau Research Analyst (852) 3698-6393 August 24, 2018 0 0 Aug-17 Oct-17 Dec-17 Feb-18 Apr-18 Jun-18 Aug-18 Turnover (RHS) Price (LHS) marklau@chinastock.com.hk (HK$ million) 2000 1500 1000 500 Source: Bloomberg 1

Quarterly results highlights Y/E Dec (Rmb '000) Sources: Company, CGIS Research (%) 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 (%) 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 (%) 2017 Q2 2018 Q2 2016 Q3 2017 Q3 Brokerage 2,227,772 2,271,290 2 2,570,269 1,774,178 (31) 2,057,712 2,134,103 4 1,942,049 1,978,182 2 IBD 994,885 1,205,637 21 1,457,335 1,358,017 (7) 911,088 736,363 (19) 931,034 1,013,679 9 Asset Management 1,503,258 1,238,656 (18) 1,757,902 1,787,264 2 1,328,265 1,486,410 12 1,341,205 1,425,025 6 Others 315,845 117,347 (63) 342,328 151,466 (56) 240,163 127,313 (47) 301,665 195,807 (35) Commission and fee income 5,041,761 4,832,930 (4) 6,127,833 5,070,925 (17) 4,537,228 4,484,189 (1) 4,515,953 4,612,693 2 Net interest income 736,551 657,632 (11) 636,746 452,431 (29) 709,391 636,645 (10) 585,149 295,246 (50) Net investment gains 1,020,232 3,078,755 202 3,281,381 4,821,586 47 1,737,348 118,993 (93) 2,232,790 1,590,518 (29) Fair value adjustment 509,599 (764,840) n.a. (645,656) 1,313,473 n.a. 300,904 2,266,908 653 (6,821) 972,175 n.a. FX (8,392) 94,130 n.a. 92,626 1,969 (98) (45,504) (179,767) 295 (101,455) 503,512 n.a. Others 1,449,516 1,861,090 28 1,296,981 2,688,802 107 1,308,189 2,271,990 74 2,678,078 2,033,326 (24) Total revenue 8,749,267 9,759,697 12 10,789,911 14,349,186 33 8,547,556 9,598,959 12 9,903,694 10,007,469 1 Other income and gains 16,115 71,406 343 81,930 31,480 (62) (158,902) 20,822 n.a. (19,557) 9,503 n.a. Total revenue and other income 8,765,382 9,831,103 12 10,871,841 14,380,666 32 8,388,654 9,619,781 15 9,884,137 10,007,469 1 Operating expenses (5,237,163) (5,796,687) 11 (7,770,828) (9,566,043) 23 (5,215,578) (6,087,928) 17 (6,464,996) (6,540,531) 1 Operating profit 501,207 4,034,417 705 3,101,013 4,814,623 55 3,173,076 3,531,853 11 3,419,141 3,466,938 1 Share of profits of associates 131,496 45,487 (65) 171,924 314,591 83 67,805 112,577 66 176,166 273,260 55 Exceptional items - - - Profit before tax 632,703 4,079,904 545 3,272,937 5,129,214 57 3,240,881 3,644,430 12 3,595,307 3,740,198 4 Taxation (801,499) (924,366) 15 (644,362) (1,618,558) 151 (809,148) (846,181) 5 (844,239) (725,457) (14) Minority interest (159,400) (155,020) (3) (204,354) (132,893) (35) (130,944) (108,500) (17) (125,349) (149,129) 19 Net Profit 3,659,715 3,000,518 (18) 2,424,221 3,377,763 39 2,300,789 2,689,749 17 2,625,719 2,896,251 10 Adjusted net profit 3,659,715 3,000,518 (18) 2,424,221 3,377,763 39 2,300,789 2,689,749 17 2,625,719 2,896,251 10 (%) 2

Key financials CITIC Securities (6030.HK; 600030.CH) Income Statement (RMB'000, except for per share amount) Year ended 31 Dec 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018E 2019E Investment banking 3,516,440 4,563,090 5,470,917 4,320,427 4,460,646 5,042,946 Brokerage 10,365,206 22,713,891 12,574,497 11,523,441 11,214,382 11,686,036 Trading 230,864 287,057 407,164 150,314 195,408 224,719 Asset management 4,503,850 6,449,325 6,860,180 6,327,008 7,018,582 7,231,184 Others 298,998 239,160 462,014 343,460 600,000 800,000 Commission and fee income 18,915,358 34,252,523 25,774,772 22,664,650 23,489,018 24,984,885 Interest income 7,850,808 15,621,547 11,232,779 12,806,665 13,406,302 14,177,328 Net investment gains 10,204,336 19,510,014 8,265,068 12,713,196 13,476,534 16,044,750 Total revenue 36,970,502 69,384,084 45,272,619 48,184,511 50,371,854 55,206,964 Other income and gains 375,356 3,537,585 4,792,153 8,774,471 9,000,000 9,000,000 Total revenue and other income 37,345,858 72,921,669 50,064,772 56,958,982 59,371,854 64,206,964 Staff cost (9,463,242) (14,797,624) (11,507,497) (12,141,247) (12,534,041) (13,217,447) Commission and fee expenses (1,798,997) (4,621,076) (3,331,110) (3,707,615) (3,760,174) (3,790,862) Interest expenses (6,900,792) (12,830,544) (8,884,626) (10,402,063) (11,326,066) (12,938,474) Others (6,569,743) (14,033,038) (12,430,139) (15,139,062) (15,805,449) (16,313,759) Operating expenses (24,732,774) (46,282,282) (36,153,372) (41,389,987) (43,425,729) (46,260,542) Operating profit 12,613,084 26,639,387 13,911,400 15,568,995 15,946,125 17,946,422 Share of profits of associates 638,022 664,352 349,849 602,957 800,000 900,000 Share of profits of JCEs (8,616) (18,821) (438) 1,092 - - Exceptional items 2,179,457 2,226 1,748 737 - - Income before tax 15,421,947 27,287,144 14,262,559 16,173,781 16,746,125 18,846,422 Income tax expense (3,560,448) (6,926,800) (3,281,419) (4,196,311) (4,186,531) (4,711,605) Minority interests (524,305) (560,551) (615,971) (544,205) (565,182) (636,067) Net income 11,337,194 19,799,793 10,365,169 11,433,265 11,994,412 13,498,750 Recurring net income 9,702,601 19,797,567 10,363,421 11,432,528 11,994,412 13,498,750 EPS (RMB) 1.029 1.634 0.855 0.944 0.990 1.114 Recurring EPS (RMB) 0.881 1.634 0.855 0.944 0.990 1.114 DPS (RMB) 0.310 0.500 0.350 0.400 0.396 0.446 A-share average daily turnover 303,014,286 1,045,302,582 519,090,730 460,911,926 420,000,000 430,000,000 Brokerage market share CITICS 6.5% 6.3% 5.8% 5.6% 6.1% 6.2% Margin financing balance 72,101,290 74,010,000 62,639,640 70,935,900 62,348,638 71,365,794 Staff cost-to-income 33.0% 26.7% 30.4% 28.3% 28.3% 27.8% Cost-to-income 56.0% 52.0% 63.2% 63.7% 64.0% 62.2% Cost-to-income (ex-impairment) 53.9% 47.5% 58.1% 59.6% 59.7% 58.0% Growth Rates: Commission and fee income 76.8% 81.1% -24.8% -12.1% 3.6% 6.4% Interest income 92.0% 99.0% -28.1% 14.0% 4.7% 5.8% Net investment gains 94.0% 91.2% -57.6% 53.8% 6.0% 19.1% Total revenue and other income 84.2% 95.3% -31.3% 13.8% 4.2% 8.1% Recurring EPS 85.0% 85.5% -47.7% 10.3% 4.9% 12.5% Margins and Ratios: Adjusted operating margin 43.3% 44.5% 27.6% 19.9% 19.7% 23.3% Adjusted net margin 36.2% 39.2% 33.2% 35.1% 35.6% 36.7% Effective tax rate 23% 25% 23% 26% 25% 25% Sources: Company data, CGIS Research estimates 3

Feb-12 May-12 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Nov-14 Feb-15 May-15 Aug-15 Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Feb-18 May-18 Aug-18 Feb-12 May-12 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Nov-14 Feb-15 May-15 Aug-15 Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Feb-18 May-18 Aug-18 Key financials CITIC Securities (6030.HK; 600030.CH) Balance Sheet (RMB'000, except for per share amount) Finance Ratios As at 31 Dec 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018E 2019E 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018E 2019E Financial assets 214,302,052 264,784,357 268,476,963 321,175,151 312,500,000 354,500,000 PER(x) 12.8 7.3 14.6 12.9 12.6 11.2 Advances to customers 74,135,256 75,523,403 65,021,193 73,982,611 65,348,638 74,365,794 EPS grow th (%) 85 86-48 10 5 13 Others 22,007,589 17,930,312 28,051,520 27,651,731 61,550,000 61,650,000 Yield (%) 2.7 4.2 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.6 Cash held on behalf of customers 96,840,688 143,553,897 129,876,778 92,386,338 102,208,428 106,357,404 Payout ratio (%) 30.1 30.6 40.9 42.4 40.0 40.0 Bank balances and cash 37,967,189 68,906,892 36,713,034 34,303,141 32,289,028 50,666,651 PBR(x) 1.26 1.03 1.06 0.98 0.96 0.91 Total current assets 445,252,774 570,698,861 528,139,488 549,498,972 573,896,094 647,539,849 Total asset/equity (x) 4.84 4.43 4.19 4.18 4.14 4.38 Non-client asset/net asset (x) 3.74 3.29 3.18 3.43 3.37 3.61 PPE, net 1,222,324 3,856,121 3,923,261 8,264,559 7,759,368 7,254,178 ROAA (%) 2.72 3.72 1.81 1.96 1.97 2.06 Financial assets 10,863,766 12,508,463 38,975,935 36,698,109 35,550,000 38,560,000 ROAE (%) 10.4 16.6 7.4 7.8 7.8 8.4 Others 22,287,586 29,044,797 26,400,155 31,113,004 31,951,622 32,951,622 Total non-current assets 34,373,676 45,409,381 69,299,351 76,075,672 75,260,990 78,765,800 Revenue breakdown (%) Investment banking 9.5 6.6 12.1 9.0 8.9 9.1 Total assets 479,626,450 616,108,242 597,438,839 625,574,644 649,157,084 726,305,648 Brokerage 28.0 32.7 27.8 23.9 22.3 21.2 Trading 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 Accounts payable 101,845,838 150,456,676 134,397,672 99,854,891 107,208,428 111,357,404 Asset management 12.2 9.3 15.2 13.1 13.9 13.1 Financial assets sold under repo 124,914,446 127,788,537 121,414,243 111,619,927 93,500,000 110,000,000 Others 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.2 1.4 Due to banks and other financial institutions 11,751,000 18,033,000 19,550,000 9,835,000 10,000,000 10,500,000 Commission and fee income 51.2 49.4 56.9 47.0 46.6 45.3 Others 89,053,707 103,934,854 96,581,535 168,384,614 183,093,266 218,855,803 Interest income 21.2 22.5 24.8 26.6 26.6 25.7 Total current liabilities 327,564,991 400,213,067 371,943,450 389,694,432 393,801,694 450,713,207 Net investment gains 27.6 28.1 18.3 26.4 26.8 29.1 Bonds payable 43,167,363 67,835,803 69,752,175 77,641,633 85,000,000 95,000,000 Others 7,762,611 6,322,274 9,954,544 5,096,020 9,500,000 10,400,000 Total non-current liabilities 50,929,974 74,158,077 79,706,719 82,737,653 94,500,000 105,400,000 Total liabilities 378,494,965 474,371,144 451,650,169 472,432,085 488,301,694 556,113,207 Shareholders' equity 99,098,670 139,137,787 142,695,946 149,799,046 156,946,695 165,647,680 Minority interests 2,032,815 2,599,311 3,092,724 3,343,513 3,908,695 4,544,761 Book value per share (HK$) 11.42 13.89 13.54 14.59 14.90 15.72 Dupont analysis (as % of average total assets) Investment banking 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% Brokerage 2.8% 4.1% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% Trading 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Asset management 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% Others 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Commission and fee income 5.0% 6.3% 4.2% 3.7% 3.7% 3.6% Interest income 2.1% 2.9% 1.9% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% Net investment gains 2.7% 3.6% 1.4% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% Other income and gains 0.1% 0.6% 0.8% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% Total revenue and other income 9.9% 13.3% 8.3% 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% Operating expenses -6.6% -8.4% -6.0% -6.8% -6.8% -6.7% Operating profit 3.4% 4.9% 2.3% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% Income tax expense -0.9% -1.3% -0.5% -0.7% -0.7% -0.6% Recurring net profit (ROAA) 2.7% 3.7% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% Leverage (x) 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 Non-client asset/net asset (x) 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 ROAE 10.4% 16.6% 7.4% 7.8% 7.8% 8.4% Sources: Company data, CGIS Research estimates Figure 1: Rolling Forward PBR Range 3.1 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.6 Figure 2: Rolling Forward PER Range 48.0 43.0 38.0 33.0 28.0 23.0 18.0 13.0 8.0 Rolling forward PBR (x) Average +1 Standard deviation -1 Standard deviation Sources: Bloomberg, CGIS Research Rolling forward PER (x) Average +1 Standard deviation -1 Standard deviation Sources: Bloomberg, CGIS Research 4

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